Roy Black (singer)

Roy Black (singer)
Gerhard Höllerich (25 January 1943 – 9 October 1991), known professionally as Roy Black, was a German schlager singer and actor, who appeared in several musical comedies and starred in the 1989 TV series, .
Biography
Born in Bobingen, Bavarian Swabia, Germany, Black attended the Holbein Gymnasium in Augsburg and, aged 20, founded the rock and roll band Roy Black and His Cannons. His stage name derived from his black hair and his idol, Roy Orbison.
Roy Black and His Cannons achieved some local fame and were offered a recording contract with Polydor Records. However, his record producer Hans Bertram decided on a solo career for Black, and a switch to romantic songs for his protégé, a decision which soon led to nationwide fame. In 1966, his single "Ganz in Weiß"—a romantic song about marrying in white—sold in excess of one million copies by the end of 1967. His 1969 song "Dein schönstes Geschenk", sold one million copies by May 1970, having spent nine weeks at number one in the German chart.
From 1967, Black also took on roles in several musical comedy films, for example in the 1969 movie Help, I Love Twins opposite Uschi Glas.
In 1974, Black announced his engagement to model Silke Vagts (1945–2002), and the couple got married in Munich the same year. In 1976 their son Torsten was born. They divorced in 1985.
Six years later, Black died of heart failure, in Heldenstein near Mühldorf am Inn.
In 1996 the Television film was produced, starring Christoph Waltz as Roy Black.
There is a small monument to Black in Velden am Wörthersee, Austria
During the night of 18 September 2020 the monument, which had been renewed a few days earlier, was stolen by still unknown perpetrators.
On 22 September 2020 the Bust, which had been stolen, turned up in the garden of an inn in Velden.
Discography
1966 - Roy Black
1967 - Roy Black 2
1968 - Ich denk' an Dich
1969 - Ich hab' Dich lieb
1969 - Concerto d'amour
1970 - Im Land der Lieder
1970 - Für Dich allein
1971 - Wo bist Du?
1971 - Eine Liebesgeschichte
1972 - Träume in Samt und Seele
1972 - Wunderbar ist die Welt
1973 - Grün ist die Heide
1973 - Hier und mit Dir
1974 - Roy Black und die Fischer-Chöre (with the Fischer-Chöre)
1976 - Liebe, wie sie Dir gefällt
1978 - Neue Lieder
1986 - Herzblut
1988 - Schwarz auf weiß
1989 - Ein Hauch von Sinnlichkeit
1990 - Zeit für Zärtlichkeit
1991 - Rosenzeit
Awards
1966: Bravo Otto in silver
1967: Bravo Otto in gold
1968: Bravo Otto in gold
1968: Goldene Europa
1969: Bravo Otto in gold
1970: Bravo Otto in gold
1970: Goldene Europa
1971: Bravo Otto in silver
1971: Goldene Europa
1972: Bravo Otto in bronze
1972:
1980: Hermann-Löns-Medaille
1981: Goldene Stimmgabel
1984: Goldene Stimmgabel
1989: Goldene Stimmgabel
1990: Goldene Stimmgabel
Selected filmography
Paradies der flotten Sünder (1968), as Nick Dreamer
Always Trouble with the Teachers (with Uschi Glas, 1968), as Peter Hartung
Our Doctor is the Best (with Helga Anders, 1969), as Dr. Leonhard Sommer
Help, I Love Twins (with Uschi Glas, 1969), as Andy Hard
When You're With Me (with Zienia Merton, 1970), as Chris Bergen
Who Laughs Last, Laughs Best (with Uschi Glas, 1971), as Robby Mertens
Wenn mein Schätzchen auf die Pauke haut (with Uschi Glas, 1971), as Kristian Wernher
The Reverend Turns a Blind Eye (with Uschi Glas, 1971), as Michael Springer
(with , 1972), as Dr. Hannes Fröhlich
The Heath Is Green (with Monika Lundi, 1972), as Norbert
Old Barge, Young Love (with Barbara Nielsen, 1973), as Mark Tanner
(with Barbara Nielsen and , 1974), as Hannes Cremer
(1990–1991, TV series, 21 episodes), as Lennie Berger
References
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1943 births
1991 deaths
People from Augsburg (district)
German pop singers
German male film actors
Schlager musicians
20th-century German male singers
20th-century German male actors